Acting
Van Johnson
- Titles
- 100movies40TV shows
- Career
Active from 1942 to 1992, with up to 5 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 59top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
American in Paris85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.6
- Wholesome4.6average 3.3
- Romance4.9average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.2average 3.7
- Politics3.0average 2.6
- Catharsis5.5average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.2
- Dark Humor1.7, average 2.9
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
- Violence3.2, average 4.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 8
- Nostalgic 7
- Character-Driven 7
- Moral Dilemma 6
- Historical Drama 5
- WWII Drama 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Hopeful 3
- Character Study 3
- World War II Era 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George J. FolseyCinematographerTill the Clouds Roll By, State of the Union, A Guy Named Joe, The White Cliffs of Dover, Men of the Fighting Lady, +2 more
June AllysonActorTill the Clouds Roll By, Two Girls and a Sailor, Remains to Be Seen, Too Young to Kiss, The Bride Goes Wild, +1 more
Robert Z. LeonardDirectorIn the Good Old Summertime, Too Young to Kiss, Week-End at the Waldorf, Kelly and Me, Grounds for Marriage, +1 more
Esther WilliamsActorA Guy Named Joe, Thrill of a Romance, Easy to Love, Easy to Wed, Duchess of Idaho
Louis CalhernActorRemains to Be Seen, Confidentially Connie, Men of the Fighting Lady, Washington Story, Invitation
Keenan WynnActorWeek-End at the Waldorf, Men of the Fighting Lady, No Leave, No Love, Easy to Wed, Between Two Women
Lionel BarrymoreActorA Guy Named Joe, Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case, 3 Men in White, Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant, Between Two Women- RRay JuneCinematographerIt's a Big Country, The Bride Goes Wild, Easy to Love, 3 Men in White, Invitation
- HHarry Stradling Sr.CinematographerTill the Clouds Roll By, In the Good Old Summertime, Thrill of a Romance, Easy to Wed, The Human Comedy
- GGeorge BoemlerEditorTwo Girls and a Sailor, Thrill of a Romance, The Bride Goes Wild, Slander, Invitation
Clarence BrownDirectorThe White Cliffs of Dover, It's a Big Country, Plymouth Adventure, When in Rome, The Human Comedy
Gene KellyActorBrigadoon, It's a Big Country, Pilot #5, American in Paris
Movies and TV shows
1201990s
6 titles · average score 62
40
as Comm. Howard
66
as Mr. Ranthow
TV show · as Mr. Ranthow
as Gen. McCailland
as Erzähler
1980s
10 titles · average score 57
37
as Judge
as Captain
as The professor
74
TV show · as Art Bellasco
76
TV show · as Elliot Robinson / Daniel Hannigan
35
as Mulligan - Joan's father
as (archive footage)
TV show
45
as Vice President Ethan Richards
1970s
21 titles · average score 62
63
as Lieutenant Sturges
48
as Captain Scott
71
TV show · as Gerry T. Armstrong
35
as Chip Green
49
as Phil Lawrence
53
TV show · as Bert Wilder / Victor Moncrief
74
TV show · as Al Ringerman
67
TV show · as Gus Webster
as Prof. Orson Krüger
as Sam Cahill
33
as Lester Scott
71
TV show
1960s
15 titles · average score 61
45
as Air Marshal George Taylor
61
as President James A. Garfield
41
as Darrel Harrison
68
TV show · as Van Johnson
73
TV show · as Jack Newell / Sullivan
79
as Al Yearling
73
TV show · as The Minstrel
54
as Capt. Anderson
85
as James Devlin
53
as Bill Austin
55
as Allan Lemaire
1950s
36 titles · average score 61
50
as Carson
55
as Pied Piper / Truson
68
as Phillip Hannon
70
as Pvt. Arthur 'Art' Hugenon
61
as Maurice Bendrix
80
as Lt. Stephen Maryk
64
as Charles Wills
64
as Jeff Douglas
55
as Joe Bedloe
59
as Waldo Williams
51
as John Alden
50
as Eric Wainwright
1940s
32 titles · average score 65
79
as Holley
67
as Andrew Delby Larkin
60
as Mike Conovan
76
as Spike McManus
71
as Technical Sergeant Immanuel T. Evans
61
as Greg Rawlings
68
as Henry Carson
60
as Thomas Milvaine
83
as Ted Lawson
67
as Ted Randall
83
as John Dyckman Brown III
58
as Dr. Randall Adams